Codex of the Old Gods: I Have a World

Chapter 1142 The Rise of the Academy

Zhao Chuanxin used to like to work alone.

But later, he observed every day, and Xingyue, his little study assistant, helped him summarize. After watching a lot, he learned most of it.

To train junior officers, one must actually go to the battlefield.

If you want to be a commander-in-chief, you must also know how the grassroots fight.

Otherwise, when commanding a battle, there will not be a sufficiently detailed thinking model to support it.

It is obviously impossible, but the commander-in-chief will surely fail if he insists on doing it.

Zhao Chuanxin has watched a lot of battles and feels that "The Art of War" is very well written.

There's a lot of useful stuff in there.

Sun Wu does not teach how to win, but how to avoid fighting. If you have to fight, you must not lose.

It's about being undefeated, not winning.

This is called - never be defeated in a hundred battles.

Just like just now, the French army suffered a loss, so letting them go is the best option.

The reserve ammunition was still there, and the situation changed drastically after it was added to the battlefield.

The French army on the left wing hesitated and finally decided to give up halfway.

At this moment, Hans remembered what Zhao Chuanxin had just said and ordered, "Stop attacking and let them go."

This time, Zhao Chuanxin didn't need to say anything. Gao Li, who was very experienced in combat, said, "No, if you call a halt now, the French army will mistakenly think that you are out of ammunition and food. What we need to do now is to break up their battle line in one go, give them the impression that you are conserving your strength to ambush them, and scare them."

Hans suddenly realized and quickly gave the order.

A group of students listened with fascination.

Two great masters appeared and spoke.

You have to kneel down and listen.

Sure enough, the French army thought that Hans and his men had an ambush and were waiting for them to take the bait, so they were so scared that they fled for their lives and never dared to look back.

The French army finally retreated, and Hans sat on the ground gasping for breath.

There have been many twists and turns just now. If you are not careful, you will lose everything.

He calmed down a little and said, "Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, the consequences would be disastrous."

Zhao Chuanxin lit a cigarette and said, "Okay, okay."

At this time, a messenger from the German battalion arrived and shouted across the barbed wire: "Hold on, reinforcements will be here soon."

Hans: "..."

People like this are always late, which is really hateful.

After this incident, Hans refused to let Zhao Chuanxin and the others leave no matter what, and vowed that they would just follow them and he would protect the students' safety.

His abacus beads fell all over the students' faces.

Who the hell protects who?

Tell me carefully!

But it doesn’t matter. After all, they are familiar with the place, so Zhao Chuanxin led his men to follow Hans.

In the next few days, a 10-kilometer high ground on the ridge of Mount Vimy became the center of fire for the confrontation between the two sides.

There were really bullets flying and shells firing everywhere.

If Zhao Chuanxin hadn't been there, Hans' company would probably have been wiped out long ago.

This kind of life lasted until June, and these students were exhausted both physically and mentally.

What they learned most was how to dig trenches.

The German army was not only the inventor of trenches, but also the army that was best at digging trenches.

The classic three-section trench: front trench, support trench, and reserve trench.

Trenches must be built in a serrated shape or have corners to minimize the impact of artillery explosions on the trenches and prevent enemy troops rushing up the trenches from firing at the soldiers in the trenches.

There were even air-raid shelters and special holes for rest in the German trenches.

Sandbags are used for bulletproofing, wooden piles are used for support, and baffles are used for drainage and rain protection.

Communication trenches, combat trenches, air-raid trenches...

Trenches have become a system for the German army.

What the students learned during this period of time amidst the gunfire and bullets will never be forgotten in their lifetime.

Not only did they record and film, they also dug and built trenches together.

Based on this, Zhao Chuanxin made several suggestions.

He asked Hans to add defensive outposts in the trenches. The outposts were built on large shell craters or in concrete bunkers to delay the enemy's progress or force the enemy into their own firing points.

Zhao Chuanxin calls this kind of fire point the death zone.

He sometimes drew blueprints based on the terrain and designed the tortuosity of the trenches.

As long as it is designed by him, there will be firing points everywhere that can fire in all directions, which can make Britain and France cry for their parents.

Later, Zhao Chuanxin began to let these students design trenches and draw blueprints.

There is no more effective teacher in the world.

By June 6, Hans Company not only suffered the least casualties in their battalion, but also suffered the least casualties in all the troops on the front line. It could be called a miracle company.

When Zhao Chuanxin was about to take the students away, Hans held Zhao Chuanxin tightly with tears in his eyes, saying, "No, Mr. Zhao, we all don't want you to leave."

As soon as he howled, the soldiers behind him also howled in unison.

Gao Li, who was covered in dust and dirt, was scratching his head: This is what happened.

"Let go, I'll cut you."

Hans didn't dare to show off to Zhao Chuanxin. He let go and pointed at Gao Li and said, "Mr. Li can stay."

Although Goryeo still needs to learn some details from Hans and others, his control over the situation and opportunities is based on his intuition that has been developed over many years.

With this one move, it can be enough to bring the dead back to life.

"You have a nice idea." Zhao Chuanxin was happy: "Don't just pretend. You are already an expert now. You should practice on your own."

Seeing that they were determined to leave, Hans had no choice but to let go.

After returning, these students were directly awarded the title of teachers and taught students in military academies.

Not convinced?

Haha, I can talk about my experiences during this period for three days and three nights.

"Let me tell you this. Our captain gave Hans a random suggestion and he turned defeat into victory..."

"Have you ever seen a gun-blast grenade?"

"In the trench designed by our captain, Hans's company fought against four companies on the other side, but the British and French soldiers didn't even rush over..."

Lian Gaoli went to the college to give lectures for three days.

Everyone benefited a lot and the trip was worthwhile.

The most important thing is that they returned safely.

Zhao Chuanxin took a walk, spent time with his wife and children, and took a short rest.

Various orders are still being shipped to the European continent.

In early July, Zhao Chuanxin led another group of students to the Caucasus region in the northeast of the Ottoman Empire.

He took his students to Malazgirt and followed the Ottoman army to fight against the Tsarist Russian army.

Zhao Chuanxin specifically targeted Tsarist Russia. Even though he was teaching students and making money, he took extra care of Tsarist Russia and tried to reduce the number of its personnel as much as possible.

A small amount each time, but done more times, the outcome will be completely different.

The Ottoman Empire was having a smooth battle before.

It was not until August 8 that it was blocked by the Tsarist Russian army.

It is only in a situation where you are facing an unfavorable situation that you gain a lot of experience.

Amidst all the dangers, a group of students quickly completed their transformation.

This group of students could not learn the sophisticated art of warfare that Germany had, but the mobility of the battlefield in the Central and Eastern Front was higher than that in the Western Front. They witnessed the coordination of infantry and artillery and delayed counterattacks in the European war.

Zhao Chuanxin has gained experience in teaching students.

Soon he led a third wave of students to participate in the overtime war between Britain and the Ottoman Empire in Mesopotamia.

This time, Zhao Chuanxin clearly sided with the Allied Powers, and he took his students to participate in the defense of Kut al-Amara.

The British Army had 480 kilometers of communication lines. In order to protect the communication lines, they had to disperse their forces along the way, resulting in insufficient forces when attacking Kut al-Amara.

Zhao Chuanxin discussed with the Ottoman Empire's leader in this war, Naad al-Din Pasha, and asked them to assign 500 people to command among ten students, in exchange for being responsible for the guns, ammunition and rations of these people.

Helping with the work and giving back supplies, why not?

On the defense line where Zhao Chuanxin was located, students led soldiers to set up barbed wire obstacles. The collapsed earth walls were propped up with pillars to guard against British artillery fire.

Then the supply lines, reserve positions, command posts and barracks were planned out in different categories.

Although the team is small, it has everything.

Zhao Chuanxin was wearing a khaki short-sleeved shirt, eating seafood noodles and biting garlic cloves, completely ignoring the dust in the air.

"Captain, can you give me a clove of garlic?" A student named Wang Guangfu asked embarrassedly.

Zhao Chuanxin threw two heads of garlic over and said, "divide them among yourselves."

Wang Guangfu took the garlic out and distributed it to the ten people outside.

This team of 500 people has different combat uniforms, rations, weapons and equipment from other troops.

The khaki combat uniforms are similar to the local buildings and the ground, and are extremely concealed.

Military rations are of type B and type C.

This is already good.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't need to advance and retreat with the soldiers. He gave them special treatment every day, since he wasn't the one leading the soldiers anyway.

Although it is already the end of September, the weather here is still hot.

The stench of rotting corpses on the battlefield wafted in the wind, making people sick.

After dinner, the British army started firing again.

All parties took shelter in air-raid shelters.

Someone used the periscope made by Zhao Chuanxin to look out of the bunker to check the enemy situation.

Wang Guangfu was always suspicious, thinking that other lines of defense might collapse at any time, or that the British army had already reached the rear.

He is the "commander-in-chief" of this team.

At night, the British army launched a charge.

Wang Guangfu was originally on the flank, but the British army shifted the direction of attack by 200 meters, so this place would bear the brunt of the attack.

Wang Guangfu immediately used the previously designed firepower points to launch a series of combined punches on the British army.

The Indian squad wearing turbans suffered heavy casualties.

But the Australian soldiers were not so easy to fight after that.

Australian soldiers are better than British soldiers.

They spread out and engaged in a grenade war with the second echelon.

Zhao Chuanxin's apple mine is powerful, small in size, and can be thrown farther.

There seems to be something wrong with the explosives in the British army's grenades, and their power is impressive.

Zhao Chuanxin was smoking in the dark. Suddenly, he stood up and walked out. He came to the command center and told Wang Guangfu: "Be careful of position No. 3. There is a corner there."

After saying that, he sat aside and watched the fun.

Wang Guangfu took out the topographic map he had drawn earlier and was shocked: "Quick, the fourth echelon, deploy at position No. 3."

This is the edge of the earthen city, the corner of position No. 3, which is favorable for the attacker but unfavorable for the defender.

Zhao Chuanxin sat as steady as a mountain in the darkness.

Soon, the battle became intense.

Another student came to report: "Position No. 2 is in danger..."

Wang Guangfu just felt his scalp tingling.

Zhao Chuanxin's voice came from the darkness: "The No. 2 machine gun position has been equipped with steel plates and sandbags. Are you afraid of them?"

Wang Guangfu was cheered up: "It's okay, hold on to position No. 2."

Sure enough, nothing happened at position No. 2.

Soon, the British army was defeated.

The fighting was still going on in other places, but Wang Guangfu was safe for the time being.

Wang Guangfu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and his hands and feet were shaking.

The pressure of commanding a battle was greater than he had imagined.

Although Zhao Chuanxin is in charge, at least their lives can be guaranteed.

But improper command will result in death, and it is a very unpleasant feeling when others die because of you.